Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 25 The best news

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Kaia’s eyes turned cold. “Joanne, that’s not okay. Once the ceremony’s done, won’t everyone think I’m already married? Is it fair to a girl’s name?”

Joanne said nothing.

“You have five days. That’s the most I can do. Figure out how to tell Sir Graves. If not, I won’t show up to that wedding either.”

Kaia stood up. “I’ve got things to do. Tell Sir Graves I’ve gone.”

That was her final grace–dignified, but firm.

Alden came down empty–handed, annoyed. Seeing Joanne alone at the table, he frowned.

“Where is she?” he asked.

Joanne shot him a glare. “Your fiancée just walked out on you. Happy now?”

Kaia drove herself today, just in case she needed to make a quick getaway if things got awkward.

But the moment she left Graves Manor, it hit her that she had completely forgotten to ask Lucien about the contract.

Shortcuts or not, she just wanted her company to have a real

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chance.

She pulled to the side of the road and grabbed her phone, clicking on the contact marked with a little galaxy.

[Mr. Graves, are you staying at the manor tonight?]

She thought it’d take a while for him to reply. But to her surprise, he texted back almost instantly.

[What? Want me to walk you out?]

Just reading that made Kaia’s cheeks heat up.

Lucien always looked so proper and distant, but his texts had this… strange tone.

Is he teasing me?

Maybe it was just her overthinking, but something about it felt like a low–key flirt.

seeing him,

and you’re okay with going out, I’m parked

forever. After a full minute, his one–word

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[Sure.]

study, Lucien rubbed his thumb across the screen, a faint smirk tugging at

“Dad, Zane, I’ve got something to handle.

and Zane turned, caught

“Didn’t you say you were

lightly, “Can’t. I forgot to feed my rabbit. Gotta head home

the two men staring after

does

Zane shrugged. “Beats me.

over more often. He’s been more

gap between him and his

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had her car idling by the curb, softly humming

out and waved

right in

voice bright. She was clearly glad to

Lucien chuckled silently.

him earlier, and now she was practically waiting with

as he rolled down the window and motioned for

in that small car space with him made her

right near Graves Manor, and hanging out on

amused. “So… you

a fake smile. “Well, I just wanted

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she said that, Lucien’s

waiting here?” his voice went

pull strings.

kept his cool. “Hmm. Sounds like you think someone’s being unfair to

didn’t know how to explain the whole mess between

don’t take it the wrong

and said softly, “Look, there used to be all these shady deals and connections pushing clients around. When I took over,

Kaia

“Thank you, Mr. Graves!”

If he gave his word, it wasn’t for